RESOLUTION NO. 6505-2023
Resolution of the City Council
AUTHORIZING THE GRANT APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE, AND EXECUTION OF THE GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET ACT OF 2021 (SB 129)
WHEREAS, the Legislature and Governor of the State of California have provided funds for the program shown above; and
WHEREAS, the California State Library has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of this grant program, establishing necessary procedures; and
WHEREAS, said procedures established by the California State Library require a resolution certifying the approval by the potential grantee’s governing board either before submission of said application(s) to the State or prior to execution of the grant agreement; and WHEREAS, the Applicant/Grantee, if selected, will enter into an agreement with the State of California to carry out the project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol proposes to implement the City of Sebastopol Library Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Improvement + Solar PV Project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol has the legal authority and is authorized to enter into a funding agreement with the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol intends to apply for grant funding from the California State Library for the City of Sebastopol Library Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Improvement + Solar PV Project; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Sebastopol, with acknowledgement of Sebastopol’s Sonoma County Library, as follows:
1.That pursuant and subject to all of the terms and provisions of the California Budget Act of 2021, the City of Sebastopol, City Manager, or designee is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and file an application for funding with the California State Library, and take such other actions necessary or appropriate to obtain grant funding.
2.The City of Sebastopol, City Manager, or designee is hereby authorized and directed to execute the funding agreement with the California State Library and any amendments thereto.
3.The City of Sebastopol, City Manager, or designee is hereby authorized and directed to submit any required documents, funding requests, and reports required to obtain grant funding.
4.Certifies that the project will comply with any laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), legal requirements for building codes, health and safety codes, the California Labor Code, disabled access laws, and, that prior to commencement of the project, all applicable permits will have been obtained.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of January 2023.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Sebastopol City Council by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Maurer, McLewis, Zollman, Vice Mayor Rich and Mayor Hinton Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
ATTEST: ______________________________
Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney